Chaitra Shukla Prathama, meaning the first day of the lunar month of Chaitra every year, is celebrated as the New Year Day according to the Panchanga. There are celebrations around this day as this is deemed as another new beginning.

Many regions of our country follow the lunar calendar and there are Amanta-following and Purnimanta-following traditions. A few regions follow the Sun’s transit-based calendars. Thus, if solar calendars are followed, the new year most likely comes in the middle of the month.

If someone follows a January-equivalent solar month, then........

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